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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [Kindle Edition]

John le Carré (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (174 customer reviews)
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'A great thriller, the best le Carré has written.'

(Spectator )

'A stunning story'

(Wall Street Journal )

'John le Carré is the great master of the spy story . . . the constant flow of emotion lifts him above most novelists now practising.'

(Financial Times )

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‘A stunning story’
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 511 KB
  • Print Length: 433 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1444728172
  • Publisher: Sceptre; New edition edition (16 Oct 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002V092M4
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (174 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,927 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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84 of 86 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Old Fashioned Spy Thriller 8 Nov 2006
By J. E. Parry VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great change in pace against normal spy books. There are no wiz bangs and gorgeous women. It just revolves around old fashioned atmosphere and storytelling.

We follow the expolits of George Smiley, one of the Cold War's heroes, as he is tasked with finding a Soviet mole imbedded within MI6. He was ousted in a shake-up following the overthrow, and demise, of the previous "Control" of MI6 - another name for James Bond's M.

He is outside the current regime that the mole is part of and his search is therefore reliant on old fashioned techniques of infiltarion and intelligence gathering.

I hadn't read this in about 20 years but was swept back into Smiley's world. Le Carre has a reputation for outstanding work and this is one of his best.

I won't give the game away as I hate plot spoilers. If you want to read an authentic Cold War spy story then this is for you.
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece 5 Aug 2005
By Donaldo
Format:Paperback
This is probably the finest of Le Carre's novels. His great creation, George Smiley, is repsonsible for finding a Soviet mole in the heirarchy of British Intelligence which has done immeasureable damage for decades. George is the most unlikely hero - ponderous, old, shy, retiring, but posessed of enormous compassion and iron will. This who-dunnit story plays against a general background of betrayal - the betrayal of the mole against the British state, the betrayal of the agents run by the mole, the betrayal of Smiley's wife's infidelity, the general betrayal of idealism in the Circus to the mundane self-serving ends of its leaders.

And then there is the setting - Britain in all its drab, mundane 1960's/70's glory. Drab colours, poor food, rain soaked days, steamed up car windows, snobbery and poverty. And the dialogue is second to none. So world weary, so wise. And the intelligence world rings true in this book too, it feels realistic, it feels about right. The moral ambiguity is embraced by Le Carre. Though there are heroes and villians in this book, the boundaries are fairly blurred.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Le Carre at his considerable best 13 Feb 2008
By Mr. S. Harris
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Not only is this probably Le Carre's best work, but I'd rate it as one of the best novels of the 1970s. It perfectly captures the feeling of Britain's post-war decline and nostalgia for a greater time. It is a beautifully written, highly convincing story of the hunt for a high-ranking mole in the British Secret Service, with the effect of this on the memorable central characters (not least unlikely hero George Smiley) subtly portrayed. A gripping, immensely satisfying Cold-War thriller. And a great novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Slow paced but brillant
Reading John le Carre is an art, but worth the trouble. He weaves the story on so many levels and draws you into the plot, almost without you realising it. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ever dependable...
I've read most of Le Carre's books in order of publication, but this was one that I happened to miss until recently. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book review
Watched the series on television some time ago and also watched the recent movie version. Both of which were great and stayed very close to the book, however there is no substitute... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Michael G
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent.
Simon Russell Beale as pearless again as Smiley in the story from this series which must again have been difficult to adapt because there are so many other versions knocking around... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Stuart Burns
5.0 out of 5 stars A second reading after many years.
Again as reading a book after some years it is interesting to note the things you remembered and the different take you have with the passage of time.
Published 28 days ago by Mary Campbell-Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Well written, chilling and full of suspense. Old-fashioned ruthless spy thriller, trust no-one.

But are these things still going on?
Published 1 month ago by Mabs
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb spy novel
Le Carre's is both a superior literary stylist and a superb storyteller.His characters and settings all have the air of credibility. We might know a George Smiley, or think we do. Read more
Published 1 month ago by os
3.0 out of 5 stars Difficult slow reading.
i was disappointed after "spywho came in from cold" -this had little plot was slow , confusing not knowing if it was in past tense or present for parts of it -got... Read more
Published 1 month ago by trevor j watton
4.0 out of 5 stars Political thriller
Having just finished reading Owen Bennett-Jones' fantastic debut novel, TARGET BRITAIN:a political thriller, I came back to read some of the classics in the genre. A gripping read.
Published 1 month ago by Mathilde Marron
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally
I saw the TV series years ago , and recently the movie. Finally , got around to downloading and reading the book. I am glad that I did. A great story !
Published 1 month ago by Mr. J. C. Sheppard
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